Dictionary Definition
unthinking adj
1 not exhibiting or characterized by careful
thought [syn: unreflective, unthoughtful]
2 without care or thought for others; "the
thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the
people had no bread; `Let them eat cake'" [syn: thoughtless, uncaring]
3 mentally sluggish [syn: lumpish, lumpen] adv : in a thoughtless
manner; "he stared thoughtlessly at the picture" [syn: thoughtlessly, unthinkingly] [ant:
thoughtfully]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
- Without proper thought; thoughtless.
- Showing no regard; careless or unconcerned.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
airy,
arbitrary, automatic, blank, blankminded, blind, brainless, calm, capricious, careless, casual, compulsive, conditioned, crazy, cursory, degage, discourteous, disregardant, disregardful, easygoing, empty, empty-headed, fatuous, feckless, flippant, foolish, forced, forgetful, free and easy,
hasty, headless, heedless, idiotic, ignorant, ill-advised,
ill-considered, ill-contrived, ill-devised, ill-gauged, ill-judged,
illogical, imbecilic, impolite, impolitic, imprudent, impulsive, inadvertent, inadvisable, inane, incogitant, inconsiderate, indifferent, indiscreet, inept, inexpedient, injudicious, insane, insensate, insouciant, instinctive, involuntary, irrational, lackbrained, lazy, lean-minded, lean-witted,
mad, mechanical, mindless, misadvised, misguided, moronic, myopic, neglectful, nirvanic, nonsensical, not bright,
oblivious, of little
brain, offhand, passive, pea-brained, perfunctory, pin-brained,
quietistic, rash, reasonless, reckless, reflex, reflexive, regardless, relaxed, respectless, rude, senseless, short-sighted,
shortsighted,
silly, slackminded, slackwitted, stupid, tactless, thoughtfree, thoughtless, tranquil, unaccommodating,
unadvised, uncalculating, uncaring, uncivil, uncomplaisant, unconscious, unconsidered, uncooperative, undesigned, undiplomatic, undiscerning, undiscriminating,
unforeseeing,
ungifted, unguarded, unguided, unheedful, unheeding, unhelpful, unideaed, unintellectual, unintelligent, unintended, unintentional, unmeant, unmeditated, unmindful, unobliging, unoccupied, unperceiving, unperceptive, unplanned, unpremeditated, unprepared, unprompted, unpurposed, unready, unreasonable, unreasoning, unreflecting, unreflective, unseeing, unsensible, unsolicitous, unsound, untactful, untalented, unthought-of,
unthoughtful,
unwilled, unwilling, unwise, unwitting, vacant, vacuous, witless, wrecking